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Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application flied November 27, 1914. Serial No. 874,267.

To all-whom it may concern.' Be it known that I, Damiano R. KELLER, a citizen of tlie'United States, residing at Portsmouth, infthe county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Game, of which the following is a specification.-

This invention relates to games, one of its objects being to provide a ioard and cards for use in connection therewith, -wliereby a game corresponding lwith that of baseball can be'played, it being possible,.b means of the various cards, to execute al ofthe various. lays'in baseball, it being impossible to etermine'the ultimate result of a lay until the final position :of the ball has geen indicated. A further object is toprovide a series of cards representin the possible 1Iplays, these cardsbeing distriuted to the di erent positions upon the board or field, the cards representin the batters having desi ations thereon in icating the point to `w ichthe ball is hit, Strikeouts, Hit by pitcher, etc., while the cards stacked at the different players positions upon the field indicate the various .plays which are possible by the itcher, infielders and outfie ders when the ball is received'by them.

' A further object is to combine with the board-a means for keeping score.

.With the foregoing and other objectsin viewrwhich will appear -as the'descripton roceeds, the invention resides in tliefcom- Eination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed,it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, Without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the-accom anying drawings the-preferred -form o the invention has been shown.' Y -1 fIn said drawings: Figure 1 is a plan View of'a board on which-the game is to be played. Fig. 2 is an'enlarged section on line A-B Fig. 1. Fig-3 is an enlarged section on.. line `C--LD` Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the Game pieces. Fig. 5 is a detail vieW'o another game piece. Fig. 6 is 'aideta'il view yof some'of the cards of the batters.:suit. Fig. isa back vview ofone of the cards ofthe batters suit.A Fig. 8 is aI-detail viewof two ofthe cardaof lthe stealing suit. Fig. 9 is a back view of one of the cards of the stealing suit. Fig. 10 isa detail view of some of the cards oi the infield suit. Fi l1 is a back view of one of the cards'of tie infield suit. Fie. 12

is a detail view of certain of the cards o? the outfield suit. Fiff. 13 is a back view of one of the outfleld cards.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the gaine board which is preferably square und can be iliade to fol( like the usual game board or can be made in any other form desired. upon this game board adjacent one corner is a representation of a baseball diamond 2 having the various infield positions roperly indicated thereon. A rectangle resignated at 3 is located about the pitche1"s]po sition in the diamond,7 this rectangle being designated by the lwords Pitcher cards. Another rectangle is arranged adjacent the first basemans position, as shown at 4 and luis the designation 1st. base cards. Additional rectangles designated 5', 6, 7 and 8 are located at second base, short stop, third base and home base, and are des'- ignated respectively 2d base cards, Short stop cards, 3d base cards, and Batters cards. Adjacent the rectangle 8 is provided anotlier rectan le 9 designated by the words Stealing car s and beside this rectangle is another rectangle 10 having the designation Stealing discards.

Rectangles designated at 11,12 and 13 are arranged on the outfield portion of the board and have the respective designations Rightficld cards, Centcrfield cards and Leftfield cards. Additional rectangles 14 and 15 are provided in the corners of the board adjacent. the 1st base and 3d base positions and are designated Infield discards and ()utfield discards respectively.

Arranged on the board at opposite sides of the rectangle 12 are pockets 17 each of which is designed-to receive a removable card 17. The front of each pocket is provided with openings 18 arranged in columns so that the card in the pocket is exposed through these openings and the score` vof the game can be entered on the card.

Ono column of openings has the heading Clubs while the other columns of openings have the headings lt, ll, and E, indicating runs, hits and errors.

Arranged on the board 1 at that corner Outlined.

thereof back of the centerfield position is a transverse series of small pockets 19 and above these pockets are arranged numerals to indicate the innings of the gaine. A pointer 20 is adapted to be placed in any one of the pockets so as to designate the numeral thereabove.-

Backof the rectangle 3 and Within the diamond 2 are three circles 21, one of which has the designation 1 out while the second has the deslgnation 2 out, and the third has the designation 3 out. Another circle 22 is formed in the diamond and is adapted to receive the game piece 23 on which'is printed or otherwise indicated the word Um-pire. Circular game pieces 24 having the Word Runner thereon are used for the purpose of indicatingthe positlons ofthe runners upon the diamond These game pieces 23 and 24 can be provlded with pictures of famous baseball players and can u be of any shape. and size desired. It is to be understood that any suitable number of game pieces 24v may be employed. v The cards used in connection With the game board are in four suits, .to Wit, the batters suit, the stealing suit, the 1nfield suit, and the outfield suit. All the vcards of each suit will have similar backs. For example in-the batters suit the back of each card can be provided with the Word batters adjacent each end or a picture of a famous baseball player in a batting pcsition can be printed on each card of the suit, all of the pictures being the same. Other appropriate pictures can be placed 0n the backs of the cards of the other suits.- For example the stealing suit can have a picture of a player stealing a base, the infield suit can have a picture of a famous inielder in position, and the outfeld7 suit may have a picture of a famous outfielder in position. Y

Any desired number of cards can be provided for all of the different plays possible by that each suit contain -cards indicating all possible plays in the position to which the suit belongs. For example, on the faces of the cards belonging to the batters-.suit will appear such designations as 't to pitcher Hit to lfirst base, St out, and other like plays, certain of which have been shown in Fig. 6. TheA cards of the stealing suit are designated on their faces by either the word Out Base The cardsof the infield suit are provided for all of the different plays possible by an infielder. For example, one of the cards of the suitf-bears upon lts'face the words Threw batter out, another card has the words Dropped itL//Various other plays are indicated on the/'different cards and certain of these have been illustrated in Fig. l0. The same arrangement is followed in or the word suit are thoroughly shuffled. The batters i suit is then placed intact upon the rectangle 8 and the stealing suit is placed intact upon the rectangle 9. The cards of the infield suit are then dealt out one at a time to the five infield positions indicated at 3, 4, 5, 6,

and 7 until all of the infield cards have thus been distributed. The cards of the outfield suit are then dealt out to the outfield positions 11, 12 and 13 until they have all been distributed. The first player, representing one club, removes the top card from the batters suit and by turning it over, so as to see the face thereof, can determine what play the batter has made. If the card states Struck out, then the game piece representing the first player is placed in the first space 21 indicating that one is out. The player, after placing the discard with its face up in the rectangle 13 provided'on the board for batter discards, removes the,V second card from the batters suit and by` turning it over can find out the play made: by the second batter. Should the said cardy state Hit to second base, the player after placing the discard on the space 13,rem0ves" the top card from the 2d base position 5. This card will contain one of several plays Which may be made by the 2d baseman. For

example, the card may state Dropped it.

This Would indicate an error on the part of the 2d baseman and would leave the runner safe at 1st. A game piece 24 would thus be placed-ofi 1st base. i After the second basel discard has been placed on the space 14, the' player removes the 'next card from the baty ters suit and should this card indicate Hit to 2d base, the player removes the top card from the second base position and should this card read Threw batter out and doubled to 3d, then 1t would be seen that af doubleV play had been effected and both run-A ners retired, thus completing one half the inning. At any proper time during the game the player may, if desired, state that it is his wish to sacrifice. After ma-king this statement he removes the next card from the batters suit and places it face up upon the space 13 and advances the runner one basev no matter Whatmay have been the designa tion on the batters card discarded by him Even though the discarded batters card may bale entitled the batter to a home run or otlner long hit, the player is not allowed to avail himself thereof. A game piece i: then put in one of the out spaces. Upor the completion of the first half of the ini ning, the other player takes possession of th batters suit and begins to play the game a: had the preceding player. It is to be under, stood that if, during any pari; of the game' the player should desire to attempt a steal, it is merely necessary for him to remove one of the stealing cards from the suit and this card will indicate either Safe or Out It is to be understood that the various hits, runs and errors can be entered inthe proper spaces on the card 17 so that a complete score can thus be kept. As the game progresses, the indicator 2O can be shifted along the series of pockets 19 so as thus to designate the innings played. At any desired time during the progress of the game, the various cards can be removed, shuiied and replaced in the various positions on the board. l

What is claimed is A game including separate suits of cards for the respective infield and outlield positions on a baseball field, the cards of each suit having designated on one face the position in the field to which the cards belong,

and onv the'opposite faces of the respective cards of each suit` the various fielding chances and misplays that are possible at said position, another suit of cards representing a batter, the cards of said suit being marked on one side to indicate the suit to which they belong and, on the opposite sides of the respective cards of said suit being provided With designations of all possible plays and Inisplays of a batter, and another suit of cards designated to represent a player stealing and provided, on one face with designations as to Whether the player stealing is safe or out. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ORLANDO R. KELLER.

Witnesses:

IVY E. SIMPSON, HERBERT D. LAWSON. 

